Columbia County, Wisconsin Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Columbia County, WI is $117.56
- The average electricity rate in Columbia County, WI is 17.61¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Columbia County, WI
The average residential electric bill in Columbia County, WI is $117.56 per month. Columbia County, WI is the 29th most expensive county in Wisconsin for electricity.
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Columbia County, Wisconsin Electricity Overview
There was a 12.48% rise in electricity generated by wind turbines in Columbia County over the past 12 months from 343,233 megawatt hours to 386,079 megawatt hours.
With 58,219 citizens living within the county and 5,380,214.01 megawatt hours produced per year, Columbia County has a megawatt hour per capita production rate of 92.41 megawatt hours. The city is 336th largest megawatt hour per capita amount in the country.
Columbia County's average residential price per kilowatt hour is 5.91% more than the national average rate, at 17.61 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.62 cents.
Columbia County is ranked as the 999th highest consumer of electricity out of 3221 counties in the United States with over 600,000 megawatt hours being consumed by customers for their electricity needs.
Alliant Energy is the largest electricity supplier in Columbia County when calculated by megawatt hours sold.
Renewable electricity fuels account for 8.18%, or 440,083 megawatt hours, of Columbia County's total energy generation.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
686,006 MWh
Consumption per Capita
11.78 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
5,380,214 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
440,083 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
4,940,131 MWh
Production per Capita
92.41 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
657,707,551 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
11,297.13 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Portage
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Portage Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
16.16¢ per kWh
- 0.39% lower than last month
- 3.36% lower than November last year
- 4.4% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 5.14% lower than the US average
- 452nd in the state out of 804 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 97 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 114 since November last year
- 16,273rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 153 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,850 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
16.99¢ per kWh
- 0.28% lower than last month
- 5.69% higher than November last year
- 1.19% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 3.01% higher than the US average
- 566th in the state out of 804 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 121 since November last year
- 20,691st in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 271 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 272 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$96.73 per month
- 7.88% higher than last month
- 7.99% lower than November last year
- 0.63% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 18.19% lower than the US average
- 331st in the state out of 804 cities
- The state rank has increased by 23 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 229 since November last year
- 7,209th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,048 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,138 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$114.16 per month
- 0.61% lower than last month
- 1.59% higher than November last year
- 3.17% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 19.74% lower than the US average
- 418th in the state out of 804 cities
- The state rank has increased by 19 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 54 since November last year
- 5,581st in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 941 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,656 since November last year
Portage, WI Electricity Overview
Citizens living in Portage are charged an average residential electricity rate of 16.99 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 2.42% less than the state's average price of 17.41 cents and 2.18% higher than the national average of 16.62 cents. The national average monthly residential electric bill is $146.54, while the Portage average is 22.09% below at $114.16 per month. Alliant Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold.
Portage's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 60,981,441.64 kilograms, which is 88th highest in Wisconsin out of 810 cities. The city averages 5,891.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which is a better measurement of the city's emission levels. The city has one electricity generation plant within its borders.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Portage
Portage residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Portage, Wisconsin
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 17.12 | 117.39 | 3,583,473.94 | 613,331,057 |
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Columbus, WI Electricity Overview
Citizens living in Columbus are charged an average residential electricity rate of 13.52 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 51st out of 810 cities in the state. Residents in the city have an average monthly residential power bill of $84.77. This is 42.15% lower than the nationwide average bill of $146.54. The electricity grid in the city has an average of 1.09 outages per customer a year, with outages lasting around 229.1 minutes each. The United States averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages each year and 123.49 minutes per outage.
Electricity consumption in Columbus results in the release of 32,196,268.82 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 147th highest in the state out of 810 cities. This total results in 5,891.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, ranking the city 39th worst in the state for pollution per capita from electricity consumption. There are no electricity generation plants in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Columbus
Columbus residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Columbus, Wisconsin
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Columbia Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 18.40 | 117.47 | 279,150.49 | 51,372,633.1 | |
| Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 17.12 | 117.39 | 3,583,473.94 | 613,331,057 | |
| Columbus Water and Light | BUNDLED | 13.33 | 84.54 | 19,082.51 | 2,544,035.07 |
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Lake Wisconsin CDP, WI Electricity Overview
Citizens living in Lake Wisconsin CDP are charged an average residential electricity rate of 16.99 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 2.42% less than the state's average price of 17.41 cents and 2.18% higher than the national average of 16.62 cents. The national average monthly residential electric bill is $146.54, while the Lake Wisconsin CDP average is 22.09% below at $114.16 per month. Alliant Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold.
Electricity consumption in Lake Wisconsin CDP results in the release of 28,260,842 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 158th highest in the state out of 810 cities. This total results in 5,891.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, ranking the city 418th worst in the state for pollution per capita from electricity consumption. There are no electricity generation plants in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lake Wisconsin CDP
Lake Wisconsin CDP residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Lake Wisconsin CDP, Wisconsin
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 17.12 | 117.39 | 3,583,473.94 | 613,331,057 |
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Columbia County, Wisconsin Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Columbia County, Wisconsin
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia County | WI | Coal | 4,940,131.01 | 2 | 5,158,273,723.27 | 2 | 1,044.16 | 3 | 6/2026 | ||
Glacier HillsWE Energies (100.00%) | Columbia County | WI | Wind | 386,079 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
KilbournAlliant Energy (100.00%) | Wisconsin Dells | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 54,004 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
Columbia County, Wisconsin Production Fuel Makeup
Columbia County's power plants primarily use Coal, which accounts for 91.72% of the fuel used for electricity generation in the county. Wind and Conventional Hydroelectric have the second and third highest total usage, respectively, for electricity generation. Wind is used to make 386,079 megawatt hours (7.18%) of electricity generation and Conventional Hydroelectric makes up 54,004 megawatt hours (1.00%) of total generation in the county. The county's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 657,707,550.79 kilograms, which is the 500th highest of any county in the US. This total equates to 11,297.13 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which ranks the county 303rd worst in the United States for pollution per capita from electricity consumption. Columbia County has 3 power producing plants, which is 18th most in Wisconsin.
Providers In Each City in Columbia County:
- Arlington, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Cambria, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 44.25%
- WE Energies: 44.53%
- Adams Columbia Electric Cooperative: 11.22%
- Columbus, Wisconsin:
- Columbus Water and Light: 94.34%
- Alliant Energy: 3.54%
- Adams Columbia Electric Cooperative: 2.12%
- Doylestown, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Fall River, Wisconsin:
- Adams Columbia Electric Cooperative: 19.17%
- Alliant Energy: 80.83%
- Friesland, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 97.24%
- Adams Columbia Electric Cooperative: 2.76%
- Lodi, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 3.56%
- Lodi Utilities: 96.44%
- Pardeeville, Wisconsin:
- Pardeeville, Wisconsin Electric Utility: 100.00%
- Portage, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Poynette, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Rio, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Wyocena, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Columbia County, Wisconsin?
The largest electricity provider in Columbia County, Wisconsin by total customer count is Alliant Energy.
How many power plants are located within Columbia County, Wisconsin?
There are 3 power plants located in Columbia County, Wisconsin
Which electricity companies offer service in Columbia County, Wisconsin?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alliant Energy | 28,847 |
| 2 | WE Energies | 6,696 |
| 3 | Adams Columbia Electric Cooperative | 6,151 |
| 4 | Columbus Water and Light | 2,802 |
| 5 | Lodi Utilities | 1,823 |
| 6 | Pardeeville, Wisconsin Electric Utility | 1,412 |
| 7 | Wisconsin Dells Utilities | 1,063 |
How many electric companies offer service in Columbia County, Wisconsin?
Columbia County, Wisconsin is home to 7 electricity suppliers offering service in the area.
